U.S. direct investment abroad (USDIA).
Ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one U.S. person, or entity, of 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated foreign business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated foreign business enterprise.
Related terms:Foreign affiliate, U.S. parent.

U.S. residents.
Individuals, governments, business enterprises, and nonprofit organizations that have their center of economic interest in the United States and that reside, or expect to reside, in the United States for one year or more.
Related terms:Foreign residents.

Ultimate beneficial owner (UBO).
The person, or entity, that ultimately owns or controls a U.S. affiliate of a foreign company and that derives the benefits associated with ownership or control. The UBO of a U.S. affiliate is that person, or entity, proceeding up the affiliate's ownership chain beginning with the foreign parent, that is not owned more than 50 percent by another person, or entity. Unlike the foreign parent, the UBO of a U.S. affiliate may be located in the United States.
Related terms: .

Unilateral current transfers.
Recorded when transfers of resources that affect a nation's income or product in the current period occur without a quid pro quo; the country receiving the transfer neither provides nor promises to provide anything of economic value, measurable in monetary terms, in return.
Related terms:Balance on current account, Current account (international).